Irish Examiner view: A week for the Taoiseach to show his mettle

Eased travel restrictions between the US and Ireland an uplifting move, but much still to be done

Micheál Martin and New York governor Kathy Hochul pictured after their meeting in New York. Picture: AP Photo/Seth Wenig

So far, so good. Micheál Martin didn’t actually go so far as to declare that the pandemic was over — not even reckless Boris Johnson would leave himself as such a hostage to fortune — but he was able to be upbeat when Joe Biden announced that travel restrictions between the US and Europe are being relaxed. 

While the lifting of bans is overdue, and its timing has the whiff of political expediency, there is nothing to gain by looking a gift horse in the mouth.